Bantwal : A youth from Hassan who jumped into the Netravathi river from the old building near Goodinabali in Panemangalore on October 19, Monday morning was rescued at Goodinabali. The youth was later admitted to a hospital in Bantwal. He has been identified as Kumar of Hassan. He is a driver in a private bus operating […]

Mangaluru: Nearly 56,000 arecanut farmers in Dakshina Kannada have sought compensation from the government for loss of produce due to Kole Roga (fruit rot disease) which struck their plantations during this rainy season on a vast scale, after five years. According to Deputy Director, Department of Horticulture, Dakshina Kannada, H.R. Nayak, the disease has hit […]

Chikkamagaluru: Deputy Commissioner M K Srirangaiah said that all Indian citizens who have completed 18 years as on January 1, 2018, may enroll in the voters’ list before April 14, ahead of state assembly elections. Briefing reporters on Wednesday, he said that the booth-level campaign will be organised on April 8, to enroll the names […]

Mangaluru: To further streamline the process of electoral roll revision, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has formed village-level electoral teams (VLT) that will be involved in addition, deletion and correction of names in the electoral roll at the village level. These teams will involve in activities to create awareness about voting. Speaking at a function […]

Mangaluru: Tamil Nadu native, 2009 batch IAS officer, Sasikanth Senthil S took charge as Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner (DC) on Thursday. Incharge Dakshina Kannada DC, Kumar handed over the charge to the IAS officer and welcomed the new DC to his chamber. Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr MR Ravi, Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Renuka […]

Mangaluru: Even as permit holders are yet to commence sand extraction from rivers in the Coastal Regulatory Zone in Dakshina Kannada district, after the ban ended on Monday, the Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal extended the stay on sand extraction in CRZ areas of Udupi district till September 13. As the two-month ban […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai on Monday said that the district would soon be declared open defecation-free as most of the households had toilets. Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar informed that toilets were constructed in houses as per the 2011 census and now toilets were being constructed at houses that were built […]

Mangaluru: District Religious Academy President Kumar said that some of the Muzarai temples are not following marriage norms properly. Speaking in a meeting at DC Office on Tuesday with District’s A and B category temples administrator’s he said that some temples are conducting marriages without confirming age and address of the couples, just for Rs […]